Coastal Sediment Budgets Flashcards
1
Q
Coastal sediment budget
A
Balance between sediment being added and removed from system.
This system being defined within each iindividual sediment cell
2
Q
More material being added to cell.
A
A net accretion.
Positive budget/ surplus
Shoreline builds towards sea- deposition.
3
Q
More material removed from cell.
A
Net loss.
Negative budget/ deficit
Shoreline retreats landward - erosion
4
Q
Overall what does the sediment budget identify?
A
Where sources that deliver sediment to cell are.
Sites where sediment is stored.
Sediment sinks.
How much lost / gain annually.
